''Palais Arnstein'' was a

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. The building was constructed in 1794-96 by the merchant Franz Natorp. The Jewish noble Nathan Adam von Arnstein rented the palace, since Jews were not allowed to own property in the city. __NOTOC__ The palace was hit by bombs during

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and burned. Nevertheless, the building remained standing. At first there were plans for renovation, however the palace was demolished in 1952 for real estate speculation, and a modern building was erected in its place instead.pg. 103, Dieter Klein, Martin Kupf, Robert Schediwy (Ed.) Stadtbildverluste Wien - Ein Rückblick auf fünf Jahrzehnte. LIT Verlag, Vienna 2005.

The Salon of Baroness Fanny von Arnstein

Fanny von Arnstein Baroness Franziska "Fanny" von Arnstein (29 September 1758 – 8 June 1818), born Vögele Itzig, was a Viennese socialite and salonnière. Biography Fanny Arnstein was born in Berlin, the daughter of Daniel Itzig. She was a member of the extensiv ...

, married to the banker Nathan, established a

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in the Arnstein mansion, which quickly became a focus of Vienna's intellectual and cultural life. This had some effect in removing the barriers between the

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, the

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, and the Jewish citizens of Vienna. Her sister Cäcilie von Eskeles also had her own salon in Vienna. The palace saw many

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s and

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readings. This made Baroness Arnstein very well known and highly esteemed: even Emperor Josef II called her his friend and would pay visits. During the

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, the salon was a meeting-point for diplomats for informal talks, even hosting the likes of state chancellor

Prince Metternich Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ; german: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternic ...

. After the death of Fanny von Arnstein, her daughter

Henriette von Pereira-Arnstein Henriette von Pereira-Arnstein (29 November 1780 – 13 May 1859) was an Austrian pianist and salon-holder. Life Henriette von Pereira-Arnstein was born in Berlin in 1780, daughter of the Viennese banker Nathan von Arnstein and his wife Fanny vo ...

continued her mother's tradition as salonière.

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* Michaela Feurstein], Gerhard Milchram. ''Jüdisches Wien''. Boehlau Verlag, Vienna. 2001. {{coord missing, Austria

Arnstein Arnstein () is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location The town lies on the banks of the river Wern and is roughly 20 km from Schwe ...

Buildings and structures in Innere Stadt Jews and Judaism in Vienna Jewish Austrian history Houses completed in 1796 Buildings and structures demolished in 1952 1796 establishments in Austria 1952 disestablishments in Austria